TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US47.7% cheaper in Japan
Is CASIO Digital Quartz Watch F-91W-1JH, 1 Piece cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$11.93 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$11.93 (47.7%): Japan ¥1,990 ≈ US$13.06, the US US$24.99.
01 · Verdict
47.7% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,990tax basis not stated · cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$13.06JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$24.99excl. tax · US retailer list price (Amazon.com selected new; F-91W-1, same watch as Japan F-91W-1JH) · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$11.9347.7% · US list price as denominator
US stickers exclude state and local tax; Japan stickers include tax. The bases differ, so this is not a landed cost.
Japantax basis not stated、the USexcl. tax; where the tax basis differs, only the list prices are compared; a comparison of two named sources’ list prices, before card fees, shipping and tax refunds. Checked 2026-09-19. Before you order, use theJapan source page and the US source pagecurrent prices.
Japan vs US price table
| Market | List price | Source · checked | Tax basis · stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japancross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) | ¥1,990 | Don Quijote Cross-Border Store ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USUS retailer list price (Amazon.com selected new; F-91W-1, same watch as Japan F-91W-1JH) | US$24.99 | Amazon ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$13.06 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$11.93 | 47.7%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
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Is it worth buying in Japan?
Japan ¥1,990, Taiwan NT$491; both are same-day price snapshots taken when checked, excluding shipping, tax refunds, and card fees.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$13.26, still below the US by US$11.73.
- Break-even rate 0.0126 USD/JPY: above it the the US sticker is the cheaper one (this check used 0.0066, cross-converted from the Bank of Taiwan yen and dollar rates).
Before you buy
- Only paired when capacity, pack count, and main-unit/refill status match; differences in color, retailer, or stock do not affect the same-product determination.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import, a parallel import, or a cross-border storefront), not the brand's official price.
- Price and stock follow the page on the day of verification.
05 · Sources
Each price keeps its source link, price kind, tax basis and check date, and is calculated with the TravPrice comparison method. If a price or model is wrong, check the source page and report it.
- Japan price
- Don Quijote Cross-Border Store ↗cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Amazon ↗US retailer list price (Amazon.com selected new; F-91W-1, same watch as Japan F-91W-1JH) · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- FX
- Bank of Taiwan FX ↗Bank of Taiwan spot selling reference rate; the US dollar is cross-converted · JPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) · 2026-09-10 23:22:00 (Taiwan time)
- Model match
- Japan ranking listing: 1 piece; 38.2x35.2×8.5mm; JAN 4549526295508; source category: luxury goods; Taiwan product page: F-91W-1; dimensions 38.2×35.2×8.5mm; weight 21gCurl of the page shows in the body text "Size: 38.2X35.2X8.5mm," matching Japan's listed JP spec of 38.2x35.2×8.5mm exactly; color code "-1" = black, the same color code as Japan's F-91W-1JH, with only the Japan-domestic suffix JH omitted. root re-verified: momo product page re-verified: CASIO F-91W-1 NT$491, page dimensions 38.2×35.2×8.5mm matching Japan's listing exactly.
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
- This page generated
- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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